The Nobody whistled as he walked down one of the many corridors of the Castle That Never Was. His hood down, a mane of thick, spiky red hair could be seen, as well as a face with contradicting eyes the color of a green ocean.
This Nobody was on a mission. It was a small, lesser mission, but a mission nonetheless, and when a member of Organization XIII had a mission, they were expected to complete it. His mission, whether he liked it or not, was to deliver another mission to the oh-so-annoying Larxene.
His feet carried him to the end of the hallway, where Larxene's door -- pink, black and white -- stood. A sign hung from the doorknob that said "GET AWAY FROM THIS AREA NOW" in large, bold calligraphy. Easy to tell who made it, Axel thought as he knocked on the door.
No reply was heard. He knocked again. There was a muffled click from the other side, but the door did not open. Axel rolled his eyes and opened the door -- what was the worst that Larxene could do to him, anyway?
A figure in a black cloak stood next to a pure white desk, fumbling with something. Its back was turned to Axel, but he thought he knew who it was.
"Yo, Larxene," he said, raising an envelope to eye-level. "Xemnas has a mission for you."
The figure slowly turned around, and Axel instantly knew that it was not who he had thought it was. The figure was female, yes, but it wasn't Larxene at all. The hood was up, but one pale eye, a small nose, and pink, cracked lips were visible, a strand of light brown hair dangling over her cheek. She wore the Organization cloak -- minus the gloves -- so Axel could only guess that she was the new recruit Demyx had been babbling about the night before.
"Oh, sorry," Axel apologized. "I was looking for…. Wait, why are you in Larxene's room?" Axel noticed her hands suspended in the act of zipping up her cloak.
The girl just stared at him. Axel couldn't help but feel a little perturbed, but shook it off and rolled his eyes, taking his leave and closing the door softly behind him.
Weird, he thought, and began his mission again.
He didn't find Larxene until he tried the Courtyard, but was greeted with her screaming about interrupting her training time. She did take the envelope eventually, and Axel made a mental note never to accept a mission involving Larxene again. He hated her.
On his way back to his room, he passed the pale-eyed girl in the hallway. It was rather strange, actually; as he walked by, he felt the strangest sensation in his chest that he could only describe as a quick water-like swish in the very middle of his chest cavity, like his heart had returned and was swimming around mockingly in his blood. It was enough of a physical shock to stop him in the middle of the hallway. He could hear the girl's slow footsteps. He turned around.
There was a sort of fleeting flicker of pink light that he thought he saw around the girl like an aura -- but perhaps it was just Axel's imagination -- and then she disappeared around the corner.
